Safety-razor.



No. 807,172. PATENTBD DEC. 12, 1905 A. H. JACKSON.

SAFETY RAZOR. IAPPLIOATION FILED AUG. 7.1905.

Witnesses 7- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

Application filed August 7, 1905. Serial No. 273,056.

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AMos H. JAcKsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fremont, in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Razors; and I dohereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertain's tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of razors commonly known assafety-razors, and it consists of the general arrangement of the severalparts and their novel combination, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed in this specification and briefly stated in the claims.

Many of the so-called safety-razors are composed of numerous parts andare quite complicated in their construction, in.conse quence of whichgreat difficulty is experienced in keeping them clean and free fromrust, it requiring considerable time after each shaving operation totake the implement apart, clean the several parts, and put it togetheragain. This requirement has been found to be very objectionable in thisclass of razors; and one of the principal objects of this invention isto overcome this very serious objection, and I accomplish it byproducing an implement composed of as few parts as possible and of thesimplest and cheapest form of construction, but while composed of onlytwo parts great care has been exercised to make these parts durable andhave them effective in operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved implement;Fig. 2, a central transverse section; Fig. 3, a perspective view of theguard detached, and Fig. 4 a modification.

Referring to the several views,the numeral 1 indicates the razor-blade,2 the guard, and 3 the handle. The blade may be of any suitable orrequired length and is of the hollowground variety of type.

The guard and handle are preferably composed of a single piece of metal,said guard being provided at its lower edge with teeth or fingers 4,which curve slightly outward away from the blade and extend a slightdistance beyond the cutting edge thereof. The teeth by means of theiroutward curvature and extension beyond the cutting edge of the bladeserve as a guide for the blade as it passes over the face. The upperpart of the guard is formed with clasps 5 integral with the guard, andbetween said clasps and the inner face of the guard the blade isadjusted, the blade being held in position by means of a set-screw 6,passing through the guard.

The handle is flat and is curved upwardly and outwardly to form a properand convenient grasp for the thumb and fingers.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the setscrew is dispensed with andthe blade is held in position by means of spring-clamps 10 10, cut fromthe face of the guard.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A safety-razor consisting of a blade, a guard constructed of a singlepiece of metal and having its lower edge provided with outwardly-curvedteeth, extending slightly beyond the cutting edge of the blade, saidguard being slitted at two points to form a handle and .end clamping orgripping lips or flanges, and means for holding the blade in adjustedposition.

2. A safety-razor consisting of a blade, a guard constructed of a singlepiece of metal and having its lower edge provided with outwardly-curvedteeth, extending slightly beyond the cutting edge of the blade, saidguard being slitted at two points to form a handle and end clamping lipsor flanges, said handle being bent in reverse direction to the lips, andmeans for holding the blade in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

AMOS H. JACKSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. FLETCHER, J. R. NOTTINGHAM.

